British HIV Association and Children's HIV Association position statement on infant feeding in the UK 2011

HIV Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 389-393

  Taylor, G P ^a   Anderson, J ^a   Clayden, P ^a   Gazzard, B G ^a   Fortin, J ^a   Kennedy, J ^a   Lazarus, L ^a   Newell, M L ^a   Osoro, B ^a   Sellers, S ^a   Tookey, P A ^a   Tudor Williams, G ^a   Williams, A ^a  

^a BHIVA Secretariat Mediscript Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Feeding; HIV; Infant; Prevention; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; WEANING;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79959991088     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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